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Definition: Meaning of, burst in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bəːst /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
burst burst burst
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bursting bursts
  1. break open [intransitive and transitive] if something bursts or if you burst it, it breaks open or apart suddenly and violently so that its contents come out
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  2. be bursting with something to have a lot of something or be filled with something
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  3. move suddenly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere suddenly or quickly, especially into or out of a place
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  4. burst open to open suddenly
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  5. be bursting to do something informal to want to do something very much
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  6. be bursting British English informal to need to go to the toilet very soon
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  7. be bursting also be bursting at the seams to be so full that nothing else can fit inside
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  8. burst somebody's bubble informal to destroy someone's beliefs or hopes about something
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  9. burst its banks if a river bursts its banks, water from it goes on to the land
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burst bursts
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  1. the act of something bursting or the place where it has burst
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  2. a short sudden effort or increase in activity
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  3. a short sudden and usually loud sound
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  4. a sudden strong feeling or emotion
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burst used in phrases

  • burst forth (verb)
    1. someone jump out from a hiding place and surprise
    2. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
  • burst upon (verb)
    1. spring suddenly
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burst used in phrasal verbs

  • burst in on (phrasal verb)
    1. burst in on someone/something to suddenly enter a room where someone is doing something
  • burst into (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] burst into something to suddenly start doing something
    2. burst into flames to suddenly start burning with large flames
  • burst out (phrasal verb)
    1. burst out doing something to suddenly start laughing or crying
    2. to suddenly say or shout something
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